More than just Asperger's......how can I deal?

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Hi I just got diagnosed with Asperger's on top of what already seems like a mounting list of problems. I feel like every time I turn around my doctors find something else "wrong" with me, or at least that's how it makes me feel. Unfortunately because of all of this I feel like I am about to fall off the deep end. When a friend told me about wrongplanet I really wanted to come check it out and maybe get some advice from some people who are going through what I am. If you have any suggestions or advice I would really appreciate it! I am so tired of hating myself since I really am the only person who may ever love me.

Just b/c a doctor gives you a label doesn't mean something's wrong w/ you, just that your different from the majority. Embrace it!

Welcome to WrongPlanet.

Hello Hoodzy,

You may find that there are other people very similar to you during the process of finding out what Autism/Asperger's is and how it's part of who you are. I didn't know about AS until I was 31 years old. I spent allot of thinking time beating myself up for things I wasn't very good at. Almost all of them were social problems. For me, discovering that I'm just different and it wasn't my fault was a relief. It was like getting permission to really just be myself and be happy with myself. Since then, I've been able to come out of my shell a little bit, because I wasn't so worried about being normal anymore.

I hope your discovery leads to something similar. Feel free to PM me if you ever need someone to talk to.

Welcome to Wrong Planet!

Asperger's ususally comes with comorbids. And just because a phsychiatrist labels you with something, does not mean it's accurate.

Welcome to WrongPlanet! Refreshments are to your left, restrooms are to your right.

What are you going through, specifically, that's hard to deal with?

Asperger's has some good qualities, too.

Best suggestion that a fellow Aspie can give is to remember that we forget that these experts are not always accurate....in fact, the best things we discover about ourselves are not from Phd's, but from within. You'll know what I mean when it comes to you!

some times when I am very tired and very sad and life is just not going my way at all, I come to WrongPlanet.net and I see how all these Aspies and Auties are so kind and compassionate to a new user and I just want to hug WP with the biggest ol' gorrilla hug.

I love us guys!

Do not ever dismiss what a doctor tells you. They know more than you ever will, unless you go into the psychiatric field yourself. I myself am a psychologist and I can tell you that the doctors are always right. They have studied for years to be at where they are right now. You might have Asperger's, you might have ADHD, you might have chronic depression, and you might even have mental retardation. Whatever the doctors say, you LIVE by. Don't forget that.

I can understand because I am going through it at the moment. I was originally diagnosed at 15 with Tourette syndrome, then that was downgraded to 'motor tic disorder' with '70-80% AS traits, anxiety disorder and obsessive behaviour. When I was 17 they added 'Personality disorder' (wouldn't tell me what type). At 19 I was diagnosed once again with Tourette syndrome and OCD. Later the same year I was referred to a professor to check if he thought this was accurate and he agreed but also added Asperger syndrome. Now the OCD has practically vanished (don't know why) but the psychologists in my new home are trying to disprove all my old diagnoses and replace them with: Borderline personality disorder, somatic disorder (don't think that's spelt right but means I overreact to pain) or Bipolar disorder. More testing, more pain, more suffering. Why can't any of the doctors agree?

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